Lagos, Nigeria – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said tankers and trucks owners would now be prosecuted alongside their drivers involved in accidents, as a result of reckless driving.
Hyginus Omeje, the Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, disclosed this in an interview in Lagos.
“If your truck is involved in an accident and it kills anybody, in addition to prosecuting such drivers for manslaughter, owners will now also be prosecuted, to serve as a deterrent to others.
“We will now use the Lagos State Traffic Law to prosecute both the drivers and the owners of such vehicles.
“The state traffic law says that both drivers and owners of tankers and trucks involved in accidents will now be prosecuted.
“That is the angle we are exploring now; our lawyers are reaching out to the Police, so that we can use the state traffic law to prosecute such persons,’’ he said.
According to him, FRSC has seen over time that tankers and trucks will get involved in accidents, and the drivers will abandon the vehicles and run away.
